Reading the shelf…
Berkeley Bowl is a specialty independent running 2 Bay Area stores, indexing high on clean-organic versus other Bay Area grocers.
Forager Project is a family-owned, organic, plant-based creamery based in San Francisco, California, specializing in dairy-free products made from organic cashews and coconuts.
It’s already on the shelf here, with 34 SKUs across 10 categories. The growth is depth and breadth: 2 categories to widen and 3 new doors to enter, replicated across all 2 stores.
Berkeley Bowl merchandises 13 of the 14 categories the brand sells.
non-gmo, organic, vegan against the store's assortment lean.
brand excitement 70/100.
the categories it plays in are already deep here.
Every category Forager Project plays in across the Bay Area grocers we track, and where it stands at Berkeley Bowl. Depth is the distinct SKUs the store carries there versus the fleet median, shown next to the rival brands already on that shelf.
On shelf here, but only 13 of 14 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
On shelf here, but only 4 of 5 SKUs. Room to widen the line.
Forager Project’s SKUs Berkeley Bowl doesn’t carry yet, ordered by how many other Bay Area grocers already stock them.
Presence and depth are measured from Berkeley Bowl’s current Bay Area storefront: its online catalog plus our shelf photos, a partial view. A widely-distributed brand shown as a new door may already be carried through channels we don’t index. Berkeley Bowl profile →
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Already stocked here in other categories, so this one is a natural extension.
Fully stocked here (6/6 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (4/4 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (2/2 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
Fully stocked here (1/1 SKUs).
The store barely carries this category, so it is a hard sell.
